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![Eggs of Pittosporum shield bug, Monteithiella humeralis (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The black ring indicates that they were parasitised. Creator: Nicholas A. Martin. © Landcare Research. [Image: 1F4S]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1F4S/PreviewSheet "Eggs of Pittosporum shield bug, Monteithiella humeralis (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The black ring indicates that they were parasitised. Creator: Nicholas A. Martin. © Landcare Research. [Image: 1F4S]")
Eggs of Pittosporum shield bug, Monteithiella humeralis (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The black ring indicates that they were parasitised.
Creator: Nicholas A. Martin. © Landcare Research. [Image: 1F4S]
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